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Air Temp VS. Candle Burn Rate
Broad Question: At which
temp. does a candle burn the best?
Specific Question: Does a candle burn the best
at 20, 40, or 60 degrees Fahrenheit?
Variables
Independent Variable: Temperature (Fahrenheit)
Dependent Variable: Length of Candle After Burning (cm)
Variables That Need To Be Controlled: Air temp., time candle burns, candle length, candle type, air temp., place candle burns.
Hypothesis:
I hypothesize that a candle will burn
the best at sixty degrees.
Graph of Hypothesis
Experimental Design
I will be conducting my experiment on my front porch. I mostly will be the only one involved in the experiment but once in a while my mom my supervise me for safety. I will be conducting five trial so there is enough information to gather an average Leading to a reliable conclusion. When I conduct my experiment I will put the info right onto my computer that will have Google Docs up and running. There are many different ways I will be documenting my project. I will mostly be using a camera and taking pictures of all kinds.Material List
Detailed Procedure
Background Research
Tells how when a candle is burning there are 4 different states. Solid as the candle. Liquid as the wax. Gaseous as the fire. Lastly Plasma as the tip of the flame cause of the temperature.The kids says a frozen candle burns faster and I will test his theory. He tested a candle that was frozen from being in his freezer and a regular candle. The kid also only did 3 trials. I will be doing 5 trials for each candle. The candle’s will be burnt at 20, 40, and 60 degrees not at frozen and unfrozen.
The higher the altitude the lower the air temperature is that means if I conduct my experiment on my porch I will have to conduct the whole experiment on the deck and not inside or on the ground so there is no difference in the conclusion or average. The experiment will also have to be only on my porch and no one elses deck and my front deck nont my back deck.
Tells what is the best room temperature to burn soy candles in the air it says 60 and don’t go over 85 degrees. Also says what a soy candle and that it doesn't put as many chemicals into the air.
References
Results
Data Table
Graphs
Photos
Data Analysis
Results
Conclusion
The original purpose of this experiment was to see what temperature was best to burn a candle. There were five trials for each temperature and each candle burned for ten minutes. The results of the experiment was that a candle burns the fastest at twenty degrees. At twenty degrees a candle burned off one point seven centimeters of wax at the most. At forty degrees a candle burned off one point two centimeters of wax. Finally at sixty degrees a candle burned off point nine centimeters of wax. I had hypothesized that a candle would burn the most at sixty degrees, but in fact a candle burned the most at twenty degrees.Discusion
My hypothesis was that a candle will burn the most at sixty degrees. My results did not support my hypothesis. There is a relationship between the independent and dependant variables. Some patterns and trends in my data are that the hotter the temperature was the less the candle burned. I think the test I did went smoothly. Nothing caught on fire and my results were not unreasonable. If I could improve my experiment I would have all my tests outside. My last test at sixty degrees was done in my basement because it wasn’t warm enough outside. An interesting future study might involve more people using candles when the lights go out. It can bring a nice scent and warm your house up at a fast rate.